Lutheran Church in the Foothills:'Awesome Adults' Exercise

July 19, 2007

Did you know you are not the same person you were maybe six months ago?

You have changed completely, and all the cells in your body have gone through their life cycle and new ones have replaced them — that's how the body works. However, did you know that as you get older and slow down the new cells recognize this and don't make as good a replacement cell?

In reality, the body thinks you're dying and doesn't need the new ones to be so good, sort of a "Hey don't worry about it, slow down." The results are that you get older, slower and lose your immune system. Is there any way to get that turned around? There sure is — get up and do some exercise. Just 30 minutes, three times a week will get you back into some first class cells.